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Chapter 1059: Things Are Not As Simple As Imagined

In fact, there are a certain number of osteosarcoma patients in the Oncology Department of Sanbo Hospital, but not many. Some are undergoing conservative treatment, but most of them are undergoing orthopedic surgery.

These patients need to be selected and meet certain conditions, and then the patients and their families must agree to participate in the experiment. The age of the patient should not be too old or too young, generally 6 to 25 years old is the best, and it must be in the late stage and metastasis has occurred, but the overall physical condition cannot be too bad, and must be able to withstand the experiment.

After careful selection, the orthopedics and oncology departments found that there were no patients suitable for the experiment. Either they did not meet the requirements, or the patients or their families did not agree. After all, this was an experiment, and it was a new viral therapy, so many family members were discouraged after hearing about it.

In order to ensure that those participating in the experiment are not attracted by money, they will not be informed of the large compensation in advance. This will prevent some family members, especially those of minors, from signing up for the experiment for money.

Because when communicating with them, the compensation introduced was very low. This was the compensation reported according to the practice of some domestic clinical trials. In fact, Yang Ping had prepared a compensation standard of RMB 1 million for each volunteer. If other unexpected situations occurred, the compensation amount would be doubled. However, this actual compensation standard could not be disclosed to the family members at present, which was also the reason for the lack of attraction.

In order to gather the patients needed for the experiment, President Xia contacted the Cancer Hospital of Nandu Medical University. This hospital is a specialized cancer hospital with a special bone and soft tissue tumor ward, so the number of patients is very large. In addition, its bone and soft tissue tumor ward is the second largest bone tumor medical center in China and is also ranked high in Asia.

After all, this experiment was not in line with ethical standards, so Dean Xia was relatively low-key and did not alarm Principal Su. Instead, he chose to discuss it directly with the other dean and asked both parties to keep it confidential.

When the Cancer Hospital of Nandu Medical University heard that it was Yang Ping's experiment, they cooperated very actively. Because there were many sources of disease, they selected ten qualified cases on the spot and sent them over.

Yang Ping looked at the information of these patients. Most of them were teenagers. The incidence of osteosarcoma is very low, with 4-5 people per million people diagnosed each year, and most commonly in people aged 10 to 20 years old. So it is not surprising that these cases were all minors.

After reading the information, Yang Ping also felt that he had a heavy responsibility. Although there were many uncontrollable risks in the experiment, Yang Ping tried his best to avoid mistakes within the scope that he could control.

Before hospitalization, Yang Ping personally talked to their families one by one. Most of the families of the volunteers participating in the experiment had already run around and exhausted their family finances and had no other options. When they heard that they could participate in the experiment and get free treatment, they responded very positively. Regardless of the effect, it was a new option.

The families of these patients come from different professions and classes, including lawyers, private business owners, farmers, company employees, etc., but they all have one thing in common: great financial pressure. One of the private business owners was also overwhelmed because he had tried many methods. He would try any good method he heard about, regardless of whether it was true or not. He had also been to the United States and Europe, and the cost was almost hundreds of millions. He also wasted a lot of time to treat his child. His company was not doing well and suffered losses for years. He was now overwhelmed and heavily in debt.

One of the children's relatives is a lawyer. He used to have a good income and was considered a standard middle class. However, he has been suffering for many years. He has undergone several surgeries and tried various treatments, but now there is nothing he can do. When he heard that there was a need for experimental volunteers who could receive free treatment, he signed up without hesitation. Fortunately, his child met the experimental criteria.

"Mr. Wang, please take a look at these consent forms. If you have no objection, just sign them. After signing, you can bring the child to the hospital for examination and wait for the experiment."

Among these family members, the lawyer named Wang was the most reasonable. Throughout the whole process, he was grateful to Yang Ping for giving his child such a good opportunity.

"No need to look at it, we know and agree with everything, just sign it." Lawyer Wang looked haggard.

"You'd better take a look at it and sign it after you have read it carefully." Yang Ping knew that he was afraid of being embarrassed.

After Yang Ping said this, Lawyer Wang began to pick up the informed consent forms and read them one by one. As a lawyer, he did not read them more carefully than others, but instead just glanced through them.

When he saw that as a volunteer participating in the experiment, he would receive a full million in scientific research compensation, he thought he was dazzled. Yes, it was one million.

Of course, no one participated in the experiment for the money, but to gain a glimmer of hope for their children.

"Professor Yang, the research compensation is more than one million yuan? If there is any accident, it will be doubled? Isn't this a bit too much? In fact, you don't have to be like this. You do research to cure diseases and save lives. We should cooperate. It would be embarrassing to take so much money. To be honest, we are not here for the money, but to give the child a chance." Lawyer Wang was sincere.

Yang Ping told him: "Experiments have certain risks. Your awareness of this has been very helpful to our experiments. We should give you some compensation."

"Okay." Lawyer Wang signed his name without hesitation.

Most of the other family members signed the agreement without any major obstacles after communication. Only one family member said he would think about it carefully after reading the terms, saying that after all, the child had reached this stage, and he wanted to consider whether he still needed to go through this. This parent's surname was Zhao, and he was a small contractor who had a hard life in recent years.

It may not be a pleasant thing to say that the experiment is a hassle, but Yang Ping does not care much about it. These parents have gone through a long period of psychological suffering and are indeed very afraid of the hassle and that their children will suffer again.

However, this parent hesitated again and again and talked with Yang Ping five times before finally signing. This was also the time when the conversations lasted the longest and had the most conversations.

The patients participating in the experiment were gradually admitted to the independent ward of the Surgical Institute, which was a temporary experimental ward. They began to undergo various examinations to further prepare for the experiment.

Because of the same fate, these family members also set up a group to help and encourage each other and exchange information in a timely manner. They would gather together from time to time to chat, and the most talked about topic was still about the experiment.
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The family members gathered in a private room of a tea restaurant next to the hospital. This time it was Lawyer Wang who convened the meeting. Lawyer Wang is an active person and well-informed, so he has a high prestige among the family members.

"I've already found out clearly. There are tens of billions of yuan in the scientific research fund of Sanbo Hospital, but they only gave me a mere one million yuan. They're treating beggars like beggars. We are experimenting with children's lives. These people are so evil." Lawyer Wang pushed his glasses. He worked in the legal department of a large company, so he had good connections and was able to find out some real things.

When Lawyer Wang signed up for the experiment this time, he was actually just watching the situation as he went along. On the surface, he appeared to be very cooperative, but in fact, he was secretly using all his connections to investigate the circumstances of the experiment.

"They have so much money? But they only give us one million? They are really using our child as a test monkey." A bald family member was indignant. He had been living a very depressed life all these years because of his child's illness. Now after hearing what Lawyer Wang said, with the contrast between billions and one million put forward, he felt extremely unbalanced and thought that the hospital was really cheating him.

Another fat family member of a civil servant said: "According to my friend in the health industry, this kind of experiment should be done on animals first, and then on clinical trials. My friend checked and found that their experiment was not registered, which means there is very likely no animal experiment. It may have gone directly into clinical trials. This means that their experiment does not comply with ethical procedures. There must be an inside story, otherwise why would they give so much money? Maybe they got a lot of money from somewhere and only gave us a little bit."

"Too much! Isn't this bullying? No wonder they are so mysterious, saying something like a free experiment and some compensation. I was wondering how could there be such a good thing in the world? So this is what is going on. They are treating our children like monkeys." A parent with freckles all over his face almost slammed the table.

Lawyer Wang was obviously the most educated among them. He had a doctorate in law. He thought for a moment, "Parents, I asked you all out here today to say that you must be of one mind. We can participate in the experiment, but the money cannot be so small. They have billions, why would they give us so little? Why? Not to mention too much, at least 10 or 20 million per person is not too much, right? One million? You're just giving away beggars."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Everyone agreed immediately.

Boss Zhao, a contractor who had been silent just now, spoke up: "Let me say a few words. Actually, this is what I think about this matter. Several children are in the late stage of osteosarcoma. Everyone has exhausted their family wealth and energy to treat the disease. Now there is an experimental method here. It may be effective or not, but it is always a hope, and it doesn't cost money. I think it's a good thing whether we are paid or not. We are here to treat the disease, not to sell children, so everyone should not compete over money. So I think the billions of scientific research funds belong to others and have nothing to do with us. It is good to be able to give so much compensation. Many experiments only give a few thousand, and some are tens of thousands. Professor Yang gave one million. To be honest, it is indeed a lot. I feel embarrassed."

"What do you mean by this? It makes us seem like we are selling our children. Mr. Wang, this is to maximize the benefits for everyone. You just said that we have exhausted our family's wealth and are exhausted, and you don't want to ask for more compensation? The money is not yours, why do you feel sorry for them? Now they are in urgent need of patients to participate in clinical trials. This is our opportunity. The money should be asked for in a reasonable and legal manner." One of the parents was very dissatisfied with what the family member had just said.

"What I mean is..." Boss Zhao wanted to say a few more words.

"You mean we shouldn't fight for the money?" the bald parent interrupted Boss Zhao.

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"Don't be anxious, let Mr. Zhao finish what he is saying." Lawyer Wang knocked on the coffee table and said gently and politely.

"Okay, you say." The bald parent was angry and didn't want to pretend to be noble.

"I know this hospital well. Professor Yang, who is in charge of this project, has excellent academic achievements and is very famous internationally. It's luck that he was able to enter the clinical trial of this topic. We shouldn't mess around and cause trouble for others. There are so many patients in the world, why did they choose us? It's just a coincidence. The one who is close to the water gets the moon first. It's great that they can give a compensation of one million. Many such experiments only give a few thousand yuan, and some give 10,000 or 20,000 yuan. Anyway, I have never heard of a compensation of one million. People should act with conscience. If you do something against your conscience, you will feel uncomfortable taking the money."

"What do you mean by 'making a fuss'? We are fighting for our own interests. If there is no inside information in their experiment, why would they give us money? Why? Aren't they just feeling guilty? Since they are giving money, why don't they give us more? There are tens of billions on the books, and you give us just a little bit?" The bald parent was furious.

"Actually, Lao Zhao, what you said makes sense. I understand your idea, but think about it carefully. If there is no problem with their experiment, why would they give you money? On what basis?" Lawyer Wang also seized on this issue.

The obese parent immediately said, "Yes, we are indeed fighting for opportunities for our children, but since there is money to be gained, why shouldn't we take it? With the money, even if this experiment doesn't work, we can still think of other ways, and the financial pressure won't be so great. As I just said, if there is no problem with the experiment, he will give you money? It doesn't make sense."

"Anyway, I won't get involved in this. Whoever is willing can participate. I can't do this." Boss Zhao stood up and prepared to leave.

The bald parent was not happy: "You can be a coward, but you can't hold us back. We are standing up for you. If you hold us back, it will disappoint everyone."

Lawyer Wang exchanged glances with everyone and said, "Yes, Lao Zhao, we understand you, but please also understand our difficulties."

"Don't worry, I won't get involved, but I won't betray you either, so don't worry." Boss Zhao shook his head, got up and left.

Some of the remaining parents were hesitant, but most of them were eager to try, because they heard that their scientific research funds amounted to billions, and they really felt that they were at a disadvantage, and they felt very unbalanced. They had so much money, why only give so little? If they were a little more generous, and a few tens of millions slipped through their fingers, each person could get at least 10 million, right? 10 million is a tenfold difference from 1 million.

"Boss Wang, then you decide what to do. We will listen to you and we must unite as one."

"Here's what I think. We should not make it public yet. We should complete the experiment as they require. Then we can ask the media for help in defending our rights. If we start defending our rights now, they may disqualify us from participating, and we may not get a penny. Only after participating in the experiment and then defending our rights, we will be the victims in fact. Don't you agree?" Mr. Wang is still very capable and can analyze things clearly.

"This Yang Ping seems to have a very high status in the academic world. I heard that he will soon become an academician. Will this cause any trouble?"

"You don't understand. The more such people are, the more they cherish their reputation. Especially at this critical moment of being evaluated as an academician, they must be afraid that we will make a big deal out of it, and they will definitely pay money to settle the matter. He has billions of research funds and cannot afford these tens of millions. A little more is not a problem. I think it would be better to increase the compensation to 20 million each. It is only more than 100 million. As long as we are united and resolute, we can definitely get the money. Don't back down at the last minute."

"Boss Wang, this feels a bit unfair to me. They are providing free treatment and giving us so much compensation. Should we..."

"Think about it carefully. There must be something wrong here. If there is no problem, can we give you money? Since there is a problem, isn't it normal for us to fight for a little more benefit?"